Found at Galleyslaves, a link to a pretty good story about Matthew Lesko. As all you fans of late night TV know, Lesko acts like he drank a few too many large coffees. He’s the guy pushing the “Free Stuff” from the government and all that while wearing a suit covered in question marks.

The article does point out that alot of his schtick is basically a get rich quick scheme that 99 times out of 100 doesn’t make anybody rich. His books are basically put together by cutting and pasting stuff from government publications about grant and aid programs, and government publications are not copyrighted.

Lesko is 62 years old, a Vietnam navy vet and pretty rich. According to the article, he’s sold 3.5 million books, most at about $40 a pop. He was invited to speak at Harvard Business School. If he’s crazy, he’s crazy like a fox.

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